Object Timeline

1939

  • Work on this object began.

1949

  • Work on this object ended.

1963

  • We acquired this object.

2013

2019

2024

  • You found it!

Photograph, Study of a Figure with Umbrella

This is a Photograph. It was designed by Edward McKnight Kauffer and made for (as the client) Conoco Inc.. It is dated ca. 1944 and we acquired it in 1963. Its medium is photostat. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was donated by Mrs. Edward McKnight Kauffer. It is credited Gift of Mrs. E. McKnight Kauffer.

Its dimensions are

19 × 15.9 cm (7 1/2 × 6 1/4 in.)

Cite this object as

Photograph, Study of a Figure with Umbrella; Designed by Edward McKnight Kauffer (American, active England, 1890–1954); Client: Conoco Inc.; USA; photostat; 19 × 15.9 cm (7 1/2 × 6 1/4 in.); Gift of Mrs. E. McKnight Kauffer; 1963-39-1180

There are restrictions for re-using this image. For more information, visit the Smithsonian’s Terms of Use page.

For higher resolution or commercial use contact ArtResource.

If you would like to cite this object in a Wikipedia article please use the following template:

<ref name=CH>{{cite web |url=https://collection.cooperhewitt.org/objects/18447125/ |title=Photograph, Study of a Figure with Umbrella |author=Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum |accessdate=19 April 2024 |publisher=Smithsonian Institution}}</ref>